It was towards the latter part of last month that, within the space of just five days first the Sun left your relationship sector, as it does on the September equinox each year and then Mars left your romantic sector. While this will have different implications on both fronts, there is a common thread and that common thread is Mars. When the Sun left your relationship sector on 23rd September, as well as taking the solar spotlight off your relationships, because Venus and Mercury have already moved through, this ended all planetary activity on the relationship front, though not for the year as would normally be the case. However, the Moon will continue to return every four weeks, with its return from 7th October to 9th October a chance to check in and become more emotionally engaged and aware. Instead, later next month Mars will return and pick things up again, but with a two month gap in which to let things settle while in between leaving your romantic sector and his return to your relationship sector, he is off doing other and busier things. In the meantime, this won't leave your romantic sector empty, for the dwarf planet Ceres won't just stay on until May 2027, but with some special support. While they won't form a friendly aspect until Venus returns in December, from the moment the planet of love returned to an adventurous part of your chart last month, to begin her longest mission to bring the spirit of romance and adventure together in a decade. Venus will turn retrograde on 3rd October and will retrograde back out on 25th October, by then the Sun will not only be in an adventurous part of your chart but Mercury, who will return on 1st October, will be here and in retrograde motion. Mercury is going to keep Venus' seat warm until she returns in December, by which point Ceres will be in retrograde motion and holding the doors open to the past and second chances. When the Moon returns to your romantic sector from 3rd October to 5th October and again from 30th October, where it will end the month, it won't just align with Ceres but form a friendly aspect to the planets in an adventurous part of your chart.